Newport West railway station

Newport West railway station is a proposed station to serve the western suburbs of the city of Newport, Wales.

Newport West
National Rail
General information
LocationNewport
Wales
Coordinates51.563°N 3.007°W / 51.563; -3.007
Grid referenceST3028885409
Platforms2

History

The Newport City Council unitary development plan sets aside an area in Coedkernew adjacent to the Great Western Main Line for the station. As of May 2008 three parcels of land have been acquired by the urban regeneration company Newport Unlimited at the site of the station.[1] The Network Rail Route Utilisation Strategy published in November 2008 confirms the SEWTA aspiration for a station in Coedkernew.[2]

Recent developments
See also: Proposed railway stations in Wales

The land around the site has been safeguarded by Newport City Council for "the Welsh Government's proposed Coedkernew Rail Station and strategic park-and-ride currently under consideration"[3] but has in recent years been neglected in favour of station reopenings in the Cardiff area.

However following the decision by First Minister Mark Drakeford in 2019 to reject the M4 relief road proposal,[4] up to £1.4bn is available through the Welsh Government's borrowing facility[5] for improving infrastructure in and around the M4. Reopenings in Newport have as a result been again debated.[6] The most recent plan, as of October 2023, envisages the station to be situated adjacent to the Ebbw River in Duffryn.[7]

Preceding station Future services Following station
Cardiff East   Transport for Wales
South Wales Main Line
   Newport Central

See also

References
  1. "Minutes of the Meeting of the Board held on 22 May 2008". Newport Unlimited. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  2. "Wales Route Utilisation Strategy" (PDF). Network Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  3. "Newport City Council Local Development Plan, Council Response to Matters Arising, Hearing Session 6, Transport, Other Infrastructure, Community Facilities" (PDF). Newport City Council. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. Shipton, Martin (3 June 2019). "M4 relief road plan 'to be rejected by First Minister'". walesonline. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. Davies, Daniel (2 June 2019). "What could you spend £1.4bn on?". Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  6. "'Walkway' rail station plan for Magor". 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  7. "New stations between Cardiff and Severn Tunnel Junction with improved cross border services". TfW. Retrieved 17 October 2023.


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